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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

544 PM CST WED FEB 11 2009



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TAMA IA-

544 PM CST WED FEB 11 2009



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CST FOR WEST

CENTRAL TAMA COUNTY...



AT 540 PM CST...TAMA COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT 

FLASH FLOODING CONTINUED FROM ICE JAMS ALONG THE IOWA RIVER UPSTREAM 

OF TAMA. LOCATIONS OF MOST CONCERN INCLUDE THE IOWA RIVER 

AT COUNTY HIGHWAY E49...NEAR THE POW WOW GROUNDS...AS WELL AS THE 

IOWA RIVER UPSTREAM OF THE U.S. HIGHWAY 30 BRIDGE. A RECENT 

OBSERVATION FROM THE HIGHWAY E49 BRIDGE INDICATED THAT THE RIVER HAS 

RISEN SLIGHTLY SINCE 430 PM CST...AND ADDITIONAL QUICK RISES 

UPSTREAM OF ANY JAMMED ICE ARE LIKELY. IN ADDITION...FLASH FLOODING 

MAY OCCUR ANYWHERE ALONG THE IOWA RIVER IN THE WARNED AREA...AS THE 

ICE JAMS BREAK UP AND FORM AGAIN.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE



LAT...LON 4201 9277 4204 9277 4200 9268 4196 9259

      4194 9260 4197 9269



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